Tuff Country 24814 - Ford 80-96 F150 4 performance box kit - Manual (Page 11)

38. Locate the stock upper coil clip and hardware. Working
on the driver side, secure the new coil spring into the stock
location and secure using the stock coil clip and hardware.
Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and torque to 14
lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger side. Move back to
the driver and passenger side stock hardware holding the
new coil spring into the stock lower location and add some
thread lock or loctite and torque to 145 ft lbs.
39. Locate the stock sway bar and the stock sway bar lower
hardware. Working on the driver side, install the stock sway
bar end link into the stock location and secure using the
stock hardware. Do not tighten at this point. Repeat pro-
cedure on the passenger side. Let the stock sway bar hang.
40. Locate the new driver and passenger side sway bar relo-
cation brackets. Also, locate the stock upper frame sway bar
mounting hardware. Working on the driver side, secure the
new sway bar relocation bracket to the stock location using
the stock hardware. Do not tighten at this point.
41. Locate (4) 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolts, (8) 3/8” USS flat washers
and (4) 7/16” unitorque nuts from hardware bag F4XRBNB.
Working on the driver side, swing the stock sway bar up and
secure it to the newly installed sway bar relocation brackets.
Secure using the new 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolts and hardware. Do
not tighten at this point. Repeat procedure on the passen-
ger side. Once the sway bar has been attached to the new
sway bar relocation brackets, add some thread locker or loc-
tite to the stock and new bolts and torque the stock and new
bolts on the driver and passenger side to 38 ft lbs. Special
note: If you are not able to attach the stock sway bar to
the newly installed sway bar relocation brackets, this
step may need to be done once the completion of the
installation is completed and the weight of the vehicle is
on the ground.
42. Move back to the stock lower sway bar end link mount-
ing hardware and add some thread locker or loctite on both
the driver and passenger side and torque to 65 ft lbs.
Tuff Country highly recommends installing an aftermar-
ket pitman arm once part # 24814/F4XRB has been
installed. If you have not already ordered your new pit-
man arm, please contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff
Country dealer and order part # 70200/FSA.
43. Working on the stock pitman arm, remove the stock cot-
ter pin and castle nut. Save the stock hardware. Carefully
remove the stock tie rod from the stock pitman arm. Special
note: Take special care not to damage the stock tie rod
dust boot. If the stock tie rod dust boot looks damaged,
it would be a good time to replace it.
44. Remove the stock hardware that connects the stock pit-
man arm to the sector shaft on the stock steering box. Save
the stock hardware. Using a pitman arm puller, carefully
remove the stock pitman arm from the stock location. The
stock pitman arm may be discarded.
45. Locate the new pitman arm. Locate the stock hardware
that connected the stock pitman arm to the sector shaft on
the stock steering box. Install the new pitman arm into the
stock location and secure using the stock hardware. Make
sure to use thread locker or loctite and torque to 145 ft lbs.
46. Locate the stock cotter pin and castle nut that connected
the stock tie rod to the stock pitman arm. Install the stock tie
rod to the newly installed pitman arm and secure using the
stock hardware. Torque the castle nut to 65 ft lbs. Now
install the stock cotter pin to the stock tie rod and castle nut.
Special note: If you are not able to install the stock cot-
ter pin because the hole in the tie rod does not line up
with the castle nut, DO NOT loosen, tighten the castle
nut until the stock cotter pin can be installed.